Junior Sous Chef

Royal Shakespeare Company; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to lead a kitchen section and help shape a premium dining experience across all catering outlets.

Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, this full-time role requires coordinating services across multiple sites, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating on innovative menus while maintaining HACCP and food safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen section across multiple services.
• Strong HACCP, food safety and Health & Safety standards.
• Up-to-date food hygiene certification.
• Experience working across different kitchen sections in a busy environment.
• Passion for food, creativity and keeping up to date with food trends.
• Ability to coach and develop junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing a kitchen section to deliver high standards before, during and after service.
• Supporting kitchen operations, including stepping up in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Collaborating with senior chefs on menu development and food concepts.
• Delivering food across multiple sites and events, including restaurants, cafés, bars and hospitality.
• Maintaining stock control, monitoring deliveries and ensuring safe storage practices.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior kitchen staff.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

HACCP awareness

Mentoring juniors

Menu development

Multi-site operations

Job description

Are you a talented chef ready to step up and lead in a fast-paced, multi-venue kitchen environment? Do you thrive on delivering high-quality food at scale while maintaining creativity and consistency? Are you passionate about fresh, seasonal ingredients and developing both your own skills and those of others?

We are looking for a Junior Sous Chef and play a key role in shaping an innovative, premium dining experience across all RSC catering outlets.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Stratford-upon-Avon. You will be working 48 hours per week, over 5 days. The usual hours are 9am–7pm although the role will include some evening and weekend work with very few late finishes and currently no Sunday working.

Take a look at our current Rooftop Restaurant menu here.

Reporting to the Executive Head Chef, key areas of responsibility include (please see the Role Profile for the comprehensive list):

• Leading and managing a kitchen section to deliver high standards before, during and after service
• Supporting kitchen operations, including stepping up in the absence of the Head Chef
• Collaborating with senior chefs on menu development and food concepts
• Delivering food across multiple sites and events, including restaurants, cafés, bars and hospitality
• Maintaining stock control, monitoring deliveries and ensuring safe storage practices
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior kitchen staff

To be suitable for this role, it is essential that you have the following knowledge and experience:

• Proven experience leading a kitchen section across multiple services
• Strong understanding of HACCP, food safety and Health & Safety standards
• Up-to-date food hygiene certification
• Experience working across different kitchen sections in a busy environment
• A passion for food, creativity and keeping up to date with food trends
• Ability to coach and develop junior team members

The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 10 August.

The interviews will be in-person and will be held mid-late August and will include an interview and trade test.

About the RSC

The RSC strives for excellence, and values creativity, inclusivity, sustainability, collaboration, and accountability.

We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all individuals.

We believe that safeguarding children and adults is everyone's responsibility, and everybody working at the RSC has a duty to place safeguarding at the heart of their work. We welcome candidates who will support and advocate the RSC's environmental objectives continuing to improve our sustainability work and actions both on and off stage.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (no. 212481) is a registered charity.